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Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 799 · 40 sums
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The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

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  1. 1.For Lakshmi, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  2. 2.Isha has ₹900. First Isha pays for needs: school shoes (₹100) and a water bottle (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  3. 3.For Nisha, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  4. 4.For Nisha, is “notebooks for school” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.Aditya has ₹350. First Aditya pays for needs: school shoes (₹50) and a school uniform (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  6. 6.Aarav has ₹550. First Aarav pays for needs: a raincoat (₹90) and notebooks (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
  7. 7.Kabir has ₹950. First Kabir pays for needs: a geometry box (₹70) and a raincoat (₹210). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a video game (c) medicine when ill (d) a remote-control car
  9. 9.For Nisha, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.For Rahul, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.For Dev, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  12. 12.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) bus fare to school (c) a schoolbag (d) a video game
  13. 13.For Saanvi, is “a remote-control car” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  14. 14.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a bigger TV (c) a glitter pen set (d) a third cricket bat
  15. 15.For Priya, is “a raincoat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Saanvi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a video game (c) a sticker album (d) a new party dress
  17. 17.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) drinking water (c) a fancy phone cover (d) toothpaste
  18. 18.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a sticker album (c) vegetables (d) a toy robot
  19. 19.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) a warm blanket (d) a fancy phone cover
  20. 20.For Rahul, is “vegetables” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  21. 21.Joseph has ₹700. First Joseph pays for needs: a school uniform (₹60) and socks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  22. 22.For Joseph, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  23. 23.Rahul has ₹1000. First Rahul pays for needs: school shoes (₹150) and socks (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
  24. 24.For Zoya, is “milk” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  25. 25.Aditya has ₹950. First Aditya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹130) and a school uniform (₹290). How many rupees are left for wants?
  26. 26.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a new party dress (c) soap (d) a glitter pen set
  27. 27.For Nisha, is “a fancy phone cover” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a fancy phone cover (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
  29. 29.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) notebooks for school
  30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a third cricket bat (c) toothpaste (d) a remote-control car
  31. 31.For Kabir, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  32. 32.For Joseph, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) designer sunglasses (d) drinking water
  34. 34.For Dev, is “school shoes” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  35. 35.Priya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) toothpaste (b) rice and dal (c) soap (d) a fancy phone cover
  36. 36.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) a glitter pen set (d) notebooks for school
  37. 37.For Pooja, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  38. 38.Arjun has ₹400. First Arjun pays for needs: a raincoat (₹130) and notebooks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  39. 39.Kavya has ₹900. First Kavya pays for needs: a lunch box (₹240) and socks (₹60). How many rupees are left for wants?
  40. 40.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a remote-control car (b) a warm blanket (c) a schoolbag (d) milk

Answer key

  1. Need
  2. 720
  3. Need
  4. Need
  5. 250
  6. 380
  7. 670
  8. medicine when ill
  9. Need
  10. Need
  11. Need
  12. a video game
  13. Want
  14. drinking water
  15. Need
  16. rice and dal
  17. a fancy phone cover
  18. vegetables
  19. a warm blanket
  20. Need
  21. 590
  22. Want
  23. 760
  24. Need
  25. 530
  26. soap
  27. Want
  28. a school uniform
  29. notebooks for school
  30. toothpaste
  31. Need
  32. Want
  33. designer sunglasses
  34. Need
  35. a fancy phone cover
  36. notebooks for school
  37. Need
  38. 210
  39. 600
  40. a remote-control car

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